With about two short months to go until our next Atlantic-hopping adventure, an itinerary framework has formed: Flight to Paris –> pick up rental car –> drive to and stay in Honfleur Visit Honfleur –> drive to Bayeux. Eat croissants. Eat shellfish. Stay two nights in Bayeux. Tour D-Day sights. Find a beach, lay on … More France: The Itinerary
…Stateside travel (this time). …two week trips. …thoughts of a Paris trip past. The sirens on the Atlantic’s other side kept calling, and somebody listened. We’re booked for Paris, Normandy and the Loire Valley in just a few short months, though this time with shorter-than-usual itinerary (“perks” of the new job). Because one can’t ignore when the romantic … More Au Revoir…
Wanderlust… Its meaning aside, I’ve always loved that word. While exhaling those three rhythmic syllables, it’s difficult to not stare through the nearest window to watch the trees sway restlessly in the wind (as I just did), or to dig up past travel photos, and, thus, past emotions. But really, wanderlust, with all its gut-poking … More Notched, Part 6: Endless Wanderlust
I don’t pretend that I’m an adventurous spirit. You won’t find me skydiving on the weekends, or canyoneering, or any other death-tempting feats. I didn’t consider going near the Angel’s Landing Trail in Zion NP, where I’d be saved from the sheer dropoff by clenching onto a chain, and, moreover, I haven’t traveled terribly far … More Notched, Part 5: Knocking Down Those Fearsome Walls
We’ve been home for a little while now. I’ve shuffled through my pictures at least once, perhaps twice. As I return to the routine-driven life, I wish to be back on my feet again, tromping through sand or rocks or clay in my hikers, which are now worn in, cozy, and have most definitely lost … More Hindsight: Thoughts About the Southwest from “Back Home”
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Albuquerque: our final destination, and one to be reached by an extended drive beginning at pre-dawn hours in the Grand Canyon. We passed through the mountains surrounding Flagstaff and then the desert of Arizona before arriving in New Mexico, where rounded red rocks surrounded us prior to our ABQ arrival. It was here we would … More One more: ABQ & the Uplifting Balloon Fiesta
Standing at a Grand Canyon overlook is similar to that moment when you curiously spun a classroom globe around as a child: there’s simply too much there to comprehend. We spent about a day and a half at the park (thanks to the aforementioned itinerary change), but I left feeling as if we might have … More A Grander Canyon Experience Needed…
We rolled into Tropic, UT, our stopping point before Bryce, where the coziest little log cabin sat next to several like it. We checked in, and with the cold front having arrived, I was tempted to extend the stay here simply for the coziness of the situation. Instead, I stared at the ceiling half the night and … More Bryce & Zion NPs
Our relaxed afternoon in Moab was to be a short-lived stretch of leisure. We hit the road well before sunrise the following morning to ensure we fit in a day full of “parklife” prior to our next snoozing point near Bryce Canyon. This was my driving shift, and imagine my thrill at hitting the Utah … More Fast Road Trippin’ to More Utah Hikes
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